Means for propelling wheeled vehicles



1,631,900 June 7 1927" J. TEMPERLEY MEANS FOR PROPELLING WHEE'LBD VEHICLES Filed June 28, 1924 lime-14327;!

l atented June 7, 1927.

UNETED STATES JOSEPH TEMPERLEY, or LONDON, ENGLAND.

MEANS FOR PROPELIJING WHEELED VEHICLES.

Application filed. June 28, 1924, Serial No. 723,034, and in Great Britain July 9, 1923. i

This invention relates to wheeled vehicles and particularly to the propelling thereof.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby a vehicle may be readily moved by manual power when desired.

The invention may be applied to all types of wheeled vehicles, but is particularly use ful in connection with -portable concrete mixers where it is desirable to move the apparatus short distances as the worlt progresses or for any other reason.

According to the invention one or more of the wheels on vehicle is or are provided abutnicnts with which a bar or lever is adapted directly to co-op'erate to turn the wheel the abutments being formed upon a plate secured to the wheel.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partiy in section 0-; a wheel and connection between the stub axle and dead axle. v

Figure 2 is a corresponding plan, and Figure 3 an end elevation of the wheel. The invention is shown applied to a wheel for a concrete mixer in which the wheels are mounted in such a manner that the wheel axles may be turned through a right-angle.

when it is desired to move the vehicle at right-angles to the normal path.

Th us the wheels are journalled on stub. a 11 which are pivoted to dead axles 12 r l .y or otherwiseconnected to the framework of the machine. The lnnercnds oi the stub axles are provided with members having horizontal flanges 14, 15, between whichthe end 01"" the dead axle is embraced.

A pivot pin 16 passes through the flanges and the dead axle. The flanged member and the stub axle are rigidly fixed together in any suitable manner.

In the upper flange or in both flanges holes 1! are provided which are adapted to register, when the stulr'axle is in the appropriate positions, with vided which hos said holes and is adapted to locl; the stub axle to the dead axle when the desired adjustment is effected. The holes 1T so arranged that the wheels may be pivoted to a position at right-angles to the minimum of a single hole 18 in the dead axle, and a locking pin 19 is proan upwardly extending part 21 adapted to lie between and be bolted or riveted to the channels forming the main portion of the axle. A horizontal part 22 of the bracket member constitutes the end of the dead. axle and is disposed between the flanges 14., '15.

1n order to. facilitate the movement of the machine, for instance when. it is necessary to propel the vehicle short distances either in the normal longitudinal direction or transversely thereto, certain or all of the wheels may be provided with lever devices whereby they may be rotated manuallywith the manual labour. Thus the wheels may be provided with projections or teeth 34 projecting outwardly from the outer face thereof. A lever or bar 35 mounted to pivot upon the outer end of the stub axle is adapted to be adjustably located in the spaces between the teeth whereby on exerting; pressure upon the adjacent tooth the wheel may be turned thustransporting the vehicle.

According to a convenient mode the teeth 34: may be cut out from a plate 36 which is bent to a circular shape and is fitted within the rim 3? of the wheel and is riveted thereto. The end of the stub axle 11 may be reducedin diameter at 38 to accommodate the lever or bar and the latter may be tern porarily held thereon by a split pin or 'cotter 39 passing through a; hole in the axle."

According to a modification the jprojections or teeth maybe disposed entirely with in the rim and thelever may have 'a'cranlzed" portion adapted to fit within the rim and engage diametrically opposite teeth whereby the desired turning eil'ort'may be imparted.

comprising a wheel having a rim, a plate mounted within the rim and fixed thereto,

' ro'ections on said Jlate extendins beond P l a the edge of the rim, and defining axially. extending recesses in said plate and a pivotally mounted lever adapted directly to en-,

gage in the recesses to rotate the wheel in either direction. In testimony whereof- I name to this specification.

. JOSEPH TEMPERLEY.

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